The first annual Lansing Beer Week will take place from August 19 to August 25, 2012. This week long celebration will feature Michigan craft beer themed events through out the greater Lansing area. The goal of Lansing Beer Week is to raise awareness of the Michigan craft beer industry while promoting patronage to local establishments and stimulating the greater Lansing area’s retail economy and Michigan made products.

Bad Bear Brewing is one of the most recent breweries to open in this great beer state of ours. Bad Bear is located within Sleeping Bear Winery in Albion, Mi. A couple weeks ago Paul and I decided to take a drive to visit Bad Bear for dinner. When you walk in the door, to the left you have the tasting room for Sleeping Bear and to the right you have a well decorated brewery.